Conversational French
For Adults + Children
Would you like to learn to speak French ? Many people enjoy visiting Quebec and want to immerse themselves in the culture. Perhaps you have relatives who speak the language and you want to be able to converse with them. Living in northern Vermont adjacent to French-speaking Canada, it makes sense to be able to speak some French when travelling to the Eastern Townships, Montreal or Quebec City. Students will learn simple vocabulary and phrases to begin to converse in everyday situations.
Location
Classes in French for children and adults take place at the Montgomery Town Library in Montgomery Center throughout the year. Enrollment is limited to ensure active participation and individual attention. The Library is located at 86 Mountain Road (Route 242) and in the Montgomery Town Public Safety Building.
Schedule
Adults: Thursday mornings 9 - 10:30 AM; all ages. Advance registration required.
Children: Thursday after school at the Montgomery Town Library: 3:30 - 4:30 PM. For students in grades 1, 2 & 3. A series of four introductory classes are offered starting March 6, 2008. The cost is $40 per student for the four classes. The books and CDs cost $25 and are also useful for adult learners. These informal classes are designed to be a fun introduction to French. Advance registration required.
Pre-school: Second Friday of each month 9 - 10:15 AM. For children from newborn to age 6 and their parents.
No advanced registration required.
Funding through Montgomery Success by Six.
Materials
We like the Living Language Books and CDs from Random House Publishing. The Complete Course boxed set titled The Basics includes a course book, a learner's dictionary, a set of three CDs and a handy wallet-sized phrase booklet for travel. These are the published learning materials that we recommend for beginning students, both children and adults.
Pre-school children and their parents do not need to purchase any materials. We will provide you with "Baby's First Steps in French," Living Language by Random House, an excellent CD of songs and rhymes that facilitate language acquisition in very young children by familiarizing them with sounds of French. This CD is lots of fun and can be a wonderful background to many activities.
For adult continuing students Random House has another boxed set titled "Beyond the Basics." For intermediate speakers of French we like the book "Ultimate French : Beginner - Intermediate" also by Random House and "Ultimate French : Advanced". These books do not have accompanying CDs.
Contact
To register or for more information,
contact Rolf at home 326-4789 (evenings)
or at work 326-4799 (days) or
Email: french@rolfanderson.net.
Please put "French Lessons"
in the subject line of your email.
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